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Searching for Hassan, a journey to the heart of Iran, Terence Ward

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Searching for Hassan, a journey to the heart of Iran, Terence Ward

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsmaps

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Searching for Hassan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1137195743

Responsibility statement

Terence Ward

Sub title

a journey to the heart of Iran

Summary

"Growing up in Tehran in the 1960s, Terence Ward and his brothers were watched over by Hassan, the family's cook, housekeeper, and cultural guide. After an absence of forty years and much tumult in Iran, Ward embarked on a pilgrimage with his family in search of Hassan. Taking us across the landscape of Iran, he interweaves its incredibly rich past and explores its deep conflicts with its Arab neighbors and our current administration. Insightful, moving, and timely, Searching for Hassan puts a human face on the long-suffering people of the Middle East with this story of a American family who came to love and admire Iran through their deep affection for its people"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Blood from Pomegranates -- Fellow Travelers -- A Second Coming -- The Past Is a Foreign Country -- Pasargadae's Stones, Zoroaster's Flame -- Lords and Ladies of Persepolis -- Nightingale Gardens, Sufi Poets and a Tavern -- Every Place Is Kerbela -- Towers of Silence, Temples of Fire -- Appointment in Tudeshk -- Isfahan Feasts, Bicycle Girlfriend -- On the Banks of the Zayandeh River -- Video Nights in Imam Khomeini's Tomb -- Valleys of the Assassins, Black Five Millionaires -- The Color of God -- Epilogue: A New Dawn

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